I am a libertarian who is against illegal immigration. Does that make me a racist or someone who is against liberty? No. I believe in liberty for all Americans, but if you’re here illegally, you’re not American.

Here is my argument against those who say illegal aliens are taking the jobs most Americans won’t do: First, how do they know most Americans won’t take them? Did they ask the 9.5 percent of Americans who are unemployed if they would do such jobs to feed their families or pay their bills?

Is it now assumed that Americans are lazy because we take work for granted? Not today. But no one wants to work for $5 an hour or less, for 60 hours a week with no overtime pay, no health benefits, etc. That is not a job, it’s slavery.

Granted, most of the jobs that illegal aliens are taking would otherwise go to high school dropouts or ex-convicts, but don’t these people have a right to jobs?

This country provides millions of dollars for the less fortunate, but people are still poor and unemployed. The illegal immigration issue is an issue of politics. The Democrats want the Latino vote and are willing to make up to 20 million illegal immigrants into Americans — like that.

This is a nation of immigrants who are here legally. They work hard, get an education, pay taxes, speak English or at least try, don’t protest against the American flag or national anthem, and don’t say that America is racist.

I believe that immigration puts a strain on the economy, since this country gives out handouts to those it sees as potential votes. But ordinary Americans who work hard and get degrees are poor, and taxed to death.

This country has given up on this ordinary American — the forgotten man. What politician is looking out for the Americans who have been taxed to death, just to see their taxes go up, their pay getting lower, and their insurance coverage being dropped? They vote annually, but see their money being spent on handouts for people to do cheap labor.